Framed? Tye! I'm insulted that you'd think I'd use such tactics!
Yeah, I can't tell you much, 'cause it'd be a bit of a spoiler, but Malice is holding Egon's parents hostage for reasons yet to be revealed to S2. The only reason Egon tolerates it is because Malice is keeping them alive and has no intention of killing them. Recently, Craer snuck in and they ended up dead. So now Craer goes back, tells Egon, and Egon goes and makes Malice go bye-bye.
And through some strange twist of fate, this triggers the final plot on S1. Go figure.